Mycobacterium chelonae isolates among new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Basra Government, South of Iraq, and anti-tuberculosis drugs resistance

Mycobacterium chelonae isolates among new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Basra Government, South of Iraq, and anti-tuberculosis drugs resistance

Objective: The purpose of this study is to estimate the frequency of Mycobacterium chelonae among tuberculosis suspected patients in Basra Governorate and to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility. Methods: After isolation of M. chelonae from 100 samples from patients admitted to the RPDC, smears...

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Main Author: Abdulameer Abdullah Al-Mussawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Mycobacterium chelonae
Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium
Tuberculosis patients
TB
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=5;spage=147;epage=147;aulast=Al-Mussawi;type=0

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